barefooter
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I posted a couple weeks ago, about how I had greatly improved my sleep by taking a few supps before bed, and switching to an earlier bed time around ten. Well, eventually my system stopped working and I was lost feeling bummed and searching for answers again. I'm going to log here about my sleep, as I search for consistent perfect sleep. I think this issue is key for me, as I can remember have great difficultly getting out of bed, going back as far as middle school.
I'm now 31, and for years have been getting terrible quality sleep. It's zombie like sleep where I tend to fall asleep easily and sleep for 8-10 hours without waking, and wake up feeling absolutely lifeless. I rarely remember my dreams, but when I do they tend to be extremely stressful.
Last night, despite getting to bed around midnight, I had an incredible night of sleep. I made a few tweaks to my sleep supplements, and added in the carrot before bed, and it seems to have worked very well. Here's what I took last night before bed.
a couple pieces of raw carrot
teaspoon cocount oil
670mg aspirin dissolved in water
1g taurine
250mg b1
200 mg caffeine
400 mg theanine
I plan to add glycine into the mix when it arrives.
I sleep with tape over my mouth and a chin strap to prevent mouth breathing, but it seems I almost always rip the tape off while asleep, as I wake up and find it in the bed, or awkwardly stuck to the middle of my back :). This causes me to wake up breathing heavy through my mouth, not a good sign. This morning, I woke up after only sleeping 4 hours (very unusual as I generally sleep 7 or 8) and the tape was still on my mouth, and I was breathing easy through my nose. My nostrils were also completely clear, whereas other mornings there is some mucous that makes breathing more difficult.
Despite only sleeping 4 hours, I felt fully rested and excited about starting the day. 3.5 hours later, I'm still feeling great, and I've had a very productive morning, so it seems I did indeed sleep very well despite the short duration. I think the before bed caffeine is a nice addition for me, as it keeps my metabolism up, promoting deeper more restful sleep. I fell asleep within 20 minutes of laying down, so it didn't seem to cause problems with insomnia.
Within 5 minutes of waking, I began developing a hunger that steadily grew. I'm generally not very hungry in the morning, so this seemed like a good sign that metabolism was high during sleep and I was now hungry as would be expected. I also had a nice warmth in my stomach as my hunger grew, which seemed like a good sign of my body being in a good state to digest food well.
Temp after getting out of bed was 97.8, and it climbed to the low 98s after breakfast, and I felt very nice and warm, as I still do. My pulse upon waking felt strong, maybe around 75, but I didn't measure it. It's 80 now.
I plan to start using the sleep tracker app on my phone and posting the results along with my updates. That's all for now, will update again tomorrow morning.
I'm now 31, and for years have been getting terrible quality sleep. It's zombie like sleep where I tend to fall asleep easily and sleep for 8-10 hours without waking, and wake up feeling absolutely lifeless. I rarely remember my dreams, but when I do they tend to be extremely stressful.
Last night, despite getting to bed around midnight, I had an incredible night of sleep. I made a few tweaks to my sleep supplements, and added in the carrot before bed, and it seems to have worked very well. Here's what I took last night before bed.
a couple pieces of raw carrot
teaspoon cocount oil
670mg aspirin dissolved in water
1g taurine
250mg b1
200 mg caffeine
400 mg theanine
I plan to add glycine into the mix when it arrives.
I sleep with tape over my mouth and a chin strap to prevent mouth breathing, but it seems I almost always rip the tape off while asleep, as I wake up and find it in the bed, or awkwardly stuck to the middle of my back :). This causes me to wake up breathing heavy through my mouth, not a good sign. This morning, I woke up after only sleeping 4 hours (very unusual as I generally sleep 7 or 8) and the tape was still on my mouth, and I was breathing easy through my nose. My nostrils were also completely clear, whereas other mornings there is some mucous that makes breathing more difficult.
Despite only sleeping 4 hours, I felt fully rested and excited about starting the day. 3.5 hours later, I'm still feeling great, and I've had a very productive morning, so it seems I did indeed sleep very well despite the short duration. I think the before bed caffeine is a nice addition for me, as it keeps my metabolism up, promoting deeper more restful sleep. I fell asleep within 20 minutes of laying down, so it didn't seem to cause problems with insomnia.
Within 5 minutes of waking, I began developing a hunger that steadily grew. I'm generally not very hungry in the morning, so this seemed like a good sign that metabolism was high during sleep and I was now hungry as would be expected. I also had a nice warmth in my stomach as my hunger grew, which seemed like a good sign of my body being in a good state to digest food well.
Temp after getting out of bed was 97.8, and it climbed to the low 98s after breakfast, and I felt very nice and warm, as I still do. My pulse upon waking felt strong, maybe around 75, but I didn't measure it. It's 80 now.
I plan to start using the sleep tracker app on my phone and posting the results along with my updates. That's all for now, will update again tomorrow morning.